"In fact, FDP leader Guido Westerwelle is the biggest winner in this election, part of the reason that Merkel let him appear last in the series of live televised appearances on Sunday evening. "
“It’s clear that our compass in these negotiations is our party program,” Westerwelle told reporters in Berlin today, fresh from steering his party to its best result in modern German history. He said he’ll push “with full determination” for as much of the program as possible to be accep